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whether of a festive or a literary character, we are btill desirous of a little 

 more. 



ISIr. Row. — I should be glad if the author of the paper would state his 

 authority for the extraordiuary fact that the bones of a pig will change colour 

 if the animal be fed upon madder, and if he will also state how long it will 

 take to produce this result ^ 



Mr. \¥eldox. — The fact is well known, and I believe it will take only 

 about six weeks, or even three, to change the colour of the bones. The 

 simplest way bf proving this, however, is to try the experiment. However, 

 as I have stated, the fact is generally known ; and as another example 

 I may mention the case of bees, whose honey has often been found to 

 take a variety of colour from the nature of the food they obtain during 

 the summer months. 



The Meeting was then adjourned. 



